Do you research everyone with a fmaily surname in a county where your ancestor lived? That’s one of my current projects using FamilySearch’s new Experimental Search. I’m currently working with Crawford records in Lincoln County, Kentucky.
While I’m still working my way thru the records from the 1700’s, I believe they involve two Crawford families: Rebekah Crawford and John Crawford. Rebekah’s family is familiar to me. Two of her daughters married into the SELLERS family. Her son, James, married Martha Knight.
John Crawford is another story. While I’m finding several deeds for him in Lincoln County, Kentucky, I’m not finding him in online trees. Today’s deed references a patent for 913 acres of land he received from the state of Virginia.
Lincoln County Kentucky
Deeds, 1780-1866Volume D 1797-1802 (image 238)
Film 192240 DGS 8141349 Vols. C-D 1795-1802page 26-27
image 274 of 518Crawford
to deed
Goochpage 26
This Indenture made this twenty second day of February
in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety
eight . Between John Crawford of the County of Lincoln and
State of Kentucky of the one part and William Gooch of the
County and State aforesaid of the other part Witnesseth that
the said John Crawford for and in consideration of the sum of
one hundred and eighty pounds Lawful Money of Kentucky to him in
hand paid by the said William Gooch the receipt whereof heright side of page
he doth hereby acknowledge hath given granted bar
gained and sold , aliened and confirmed and by these presents
doth give grant bargain and sell alien and confirm unto
the said William Gooch and his heirs forever one certain tract
or parcel of Land lying and being in Lincoln County on the
Hang Fork of Dicks River and bounded as followeth ( viz )
Beginning at a White ash on the Top of a Ridge run
ning thence South 25 West seventy one poles to a Gum
thence South seventy degrees East two hundred and twelve
poles to two Elms on the bank of the hanging Fork thence
down the Fork North four degrees East thirty eight poles
North twenty six degrees East thirty poles North eight
degrees West sixty poles to a Maple and Coffee Tree , thence
extending out from the Fork North Seventy five degrees West
one hundred and forty three poles to an ash thence South
twenty three and and half degrees West fifty six poles to
a Bunkeye Hornbeam and Mulberry thence North
Sixty Six and an half degrees West 40 poles to the
Beginning containing One hundred and thirty acres
( It being part of of Tract of 913 Acres granted to John
Crawford by the Commonwealth of Virginia by Patent
bearing date the eighth day of February one Thousand sevenpage 27
Seven hundred and ninty eighty nine ) To have and to
hold the aforesaid Tract or parcel of Land with all and
singular the Appurtenances unto him the said William Gooch
his heirs Executors Administrators and assigns to the only
proper use and behoof of the said William Gooch and the
said John Crawford all and Singular the aforesaid pre
mises with all and every of the Appurtenances unto the
said William Gooch and his heirs and assigns forever
agains me the said John Crawford and my heirs Executors
Administrators and assigns and against all and every other
Shall & will warrant & for ever afford by there presents
Person or persons whatsoever In Witness whereof the
said John Crawford hath hereunto set his hand and affixed
his seal the day and year above written
John Crawford (L S)signed sealed & Delivered
the presence of us ⎬
Jno Craig . Joel Atkinson
William Bright Nathaniel Spragam
At a County Court held for Lincoln County the 10th day
of July 1898
This Indenture was proved to be the act and
Deed of the said John Crawford by the oaths of Joel Atkin
and John bring and Nathaniel Spraggam Witness
thereto , and ordered to be Recorded
W Green C
Ex Deliverd to W. Gooch
